Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown

Sunday, April 1, 2018

Easter Sunday On Being Saved Speaker: C.J Rhoads

Unitarian Universalists reject the notion that we need a divine being to save us. But do we truly need to save ourselves, or is there some other force in the universe, a grace, perhaps, that allows us to be saved even if we don’t “deserve” it. How does this force make itself known? How do we find it? While we may have tried to get the savior out of our religion; CJ will propose that we haven’t actually gotten rid of it – but just transformed the notion into a higher level of understanding.

Sunday, April 8, 2018

Seeing God in the World of Science Speaker: Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD

Jesuit paleontologist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin wrote religious essays, originally banned by the church, on modern developments in science and spirituality. Discover how Teilhard opened himself to the Divine Presence that permeates our world and how we too can participate in this way of seeing. Kathleen Duffy, SSJ is Professor of Physics at Chestnut Hill College, editor of Teilhard Studies, Director of the Institute for Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College, and serves as editor of Teilhard Studies. She has published Teilhard’s Mysticism: Seeing the Inner Face of Evolution (Orbis 2014).

Sunday, April 15, 2018

The Only Sure Things In Life Speaker: Emily Quarles-Mowrer

In 1716, Christopher Bullock wrote these famous words in his book The Cobler of Preston: “‘Tis impossible to be sure of any thing but Death and Taxes.” As tax time is once again upon us, let us look at taxation as a blessing rather than a burden. 3rd Sunday Potluck will follow the service

Sunday, April 22, 2018

Talking About Soil on Earth Day Speaker: Rick Rigutto Manager, Charlestown Farm

Lay Leader: Allan Pallay

The planet’s soils deserve our utmost attention and care. They are the basis for a healthy human settlement and will ultimately be a major factor in how the future of our species evolves. Small scale organic farming differs from the methods of agriculture that have come to dominate the past 100 years. In organic farming the soil is seen as a living entity that is the central organ of the entire farm. We try to feed and encourage the soil, to not only supply nutrients for the crops but, to actually grow itself. I do not think it is over the top to say that working with and in the soil is exactly the kind of grounding work we need to bring back some measure of centeredness amidst the chaos of the world.

Sunday, April 29, 2018 Three Birds, Two Dragons & a Dull Brown Pot

Guest Speaker: Rev. Kerry Mueller

What do art making and Unitarian Universalist spirituality have in common? A lot, says the Rev. Kerry Mueller. The birds, dragons, and coil pot of the sermon title will be present in person to illustrate some of the lessons she has learned in her pottery classes, lessons that might help us live out our UU values. Rev. Kerry Mueller has had a varied career, as Latin teacher, stay-at-home mother, student, railroader, and UU minister. Last June, she and her husband and cominister, the Rev. Dave Hunter, retired from a shared ministry with the UU’s of Gettysburg. She took up art making late in life.